Dr. Ali K. Raz is an Assistance Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research and Assistant Director of C5I Center at George Mason University. His research focuses on understanding the collaborative nature of autonomy and developing systems engineering methodologies for integrating autonomous systems.

Dr. Raz has worked with Naval Postgraduate School, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL), Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the United States Missile Defense Agency. Raz has also worked as a systems engineer for Honeywell Aerospace on flight management and flight control systems for civilian and military aircraft.

Dr. Raz is a chair of the International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Artificial Intelligence Working Group, chair of Information Command and Control Systems Technical Committee at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP). He is also a senior member of the AIAA and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Dr. Raz holds PhD degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University, IN, USA, along with Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University, IA, USA.